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Aaron Chamberlin likes being the boss. The chef and owner of casual Phoenix Public Market Café and upscale St. Francis has been in the culinary business since he was a 14-year-old dishwasher. Today, he thrives on his curiosity to make people happy.

The Trunk Space kicked off a music festival to celebrate ten years of hosting music, art and live entertainment, thanks in large part to an effort from crowdfunding site Indiegogo.

The Office of Sex Trafficking Intervention Research, or STIR, started within the College of Public Programs on ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus in January 2013. Its initiatives include combating sex trafficking through awareness and education.

Members of the Evans Churchill Community Association sent a proposal to the city of Phoenix Street Transportation Department to install a signal that would help pedestrians and bicyclists cross Seventh Street at McKinley Street more safely.

The Winnie is located on Grand and 15th avenues, near Trunk Space and Bikini Lounge. Studio owner Ashley Law said she wanted to create a space where women could feel comfortable in their individuality.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects Brazil, the largest coffee producer in the world, to produce 3 million fewer coffee bags than last year, which could affect coffee prices worldwide.

The woman on the bed is Chelsea Pace, the creator and sole actress in “Asking for It: The Consent Project,” which opened on Third Friday. The project is Pace’s thesis for her Masters of Fine Arts degree at ASU.

Curious Nature, a new taxidermy and natural history shop on Roosevelt Row, specializes in the selling of odd products including bottled octopi and various taxidermy. The shop hopes to provide an educational atmosphere in the future.

More than 700 volunteers gathered in an empty lot in order to revitalize it as part of the Clinton Global Initiative University "Day of Action" event hosted by ASU.

In its debut on Friday, the Phoenix Festival de España will showcase Spanish culture at the Phoenix Center for the Arts. Adding cultural flavor to the event will be live music, dancing, food vendors and art.